The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978)

Director:

Brian Gibson

Writer:

Tom Clarke

Stars:

Christopher Guest, William Hootkins, Lionel Murton

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Christopher Guest
William Hootkins	...	(as Bill Hootkins)
Lionel Murton
Shane Rimmer
Sam Wanamaker	...	Stanley Goldblum
James Woods	...	Art Lewis

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 June 1978 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shown to prospective U.S. casualty actuaries as part of the Casualty Actuarial Society's Course on Professionalism.

User Reviews

Outline of the film and it's continuing relevance.

This movie recounts a portion of one of the largest frauds in insurance and stock market history, the US$200 million Equity Funding Corporation of America(Los Angeles) fraud. This film deals with the creation, maintenance and coinsurance of bogus insurance policies by means of the computer. The methods used in the deception, the reasons for continuing and the attitude of those involved are superbly portrayed by the cast. A movie which is as relevant today as when it was made and which provides entertainment and understanding of how these things happen.....perhaps because this film should have been shown more often, which it no doubt would have been were it available in VHS/DVD.